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DOL
Extends Comment Period on Paid Sick Leave
The Labor Department has
extended through April 12 the public comment period for a proposed rule
requiring federal contractors to provide workers with paid sick leave,
the agency announced March 11.
The comment deadline was originally scheduled for March 28, or 30 days
after the DOL's Wage and Hour Division first published the proposal in
the Federal Register last month (62 CLR 7, 3/3/16). The rule would require government contractors to
provide employees with one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours
worked, or about seven days per year.
The regulation is implementing President Barack Obama's 2015 executive
order, which gives the WHD until Sept. 30 to issue a final rule.
Text of the notice is available at http://src.bna.com/dfI.
OCA
Members Earn Top Safety Awards At AGC Convention
Four members of the Ohio
Contractors Association (OCA) were recently honored as winners of the
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), 2016 Construction
Safety Excellence Awards! Finalists from around the U.S. gathered in
San Antonio for presentations and judging on March 6-9 during AGC's
Annual Convention. Winners were announced during the Willis Towers
Safety Awards Breakfast on March 10. OCA winners were:
Highway Division - 450 - 650,000 Work Hours
1st Place - Miller Bros. Construction, Inc. - Archbold
3rd Place - The Great Lakes Construction Company, Hinckley
Federal & Heavy Division - Over 900,000 Work Hours
1st Place - Beaver Excavating Company, Canton
3rd Place - Independence Excavating, Inc.
All four companies are current and/or former winners of OCA’s Jerry
Keller Memorial Safety Awards, presented annually during the Winter
Conference.
Congratulations to the owners, managers and employees of these
excellent Ohio companies for their outstanding safety performances. It
is they who exemplify the progress of the U.S. construction industry in
improving working conditions on America's construction sites and
protecting the industry's most valuable resource - our workers!
2016
Don Conaway Partnering Award Winners
OCA congratulates the
winners of the Don Conaway Partnering Awards, which were given out at
this week’s Conaway Conference:
Small project:
ODOT District 7/Eagle Bridge Company
Project No. 150228 – MIA-CR 33-1.81
Replace CSX Railroad Bridge Over Eldean Road
Mid-size project:
ODOT District 7/John R. Jurgensen Co.
Project No. 140001 – CLA-70-6.69
Add lanes, resurface, and new ramps on I-70 from Enon Rd. to US 68
Large project:
ODOT District 12/The Great Lakes Construction Co.
Project No. 130314 – CUY-Lakefront West, West 73rd St.
New grade separation of West 73rd St. & Norfolk Southern Railroad
There was strong competition in all categories, and the Partnering
Steering Committee had a tough time coming to agreement. Once again,
congratulations!
A
Big Thank You To Our Conaway Conference Sponsors!
2016 was the first year that
OCA sought sponsors to let our members show support and to help defray
the cost of the conference. This year’s sponsors were:
Beaver Excavating Co.
CNA Surety Corporation
HDR Engineering Inc.
John R. Jurgensen Co.
Miller Bros. Const., Inc.
Ohio Structures Inc.
Oswald Companies
Riley Contracting Inc.
State Highway Supply, Inc.
Stone Environmental Engineering & Science, Inc.
OCA
and ODOT deeply appreciate their support!
The Highway Trust Fund-
Still Under Construction - Deliver the Message at the TCC Fly-In
May 10-11, 2016- Register Today
The Transportation
Construction Coalition's (TCC) 2016 Legislative Fly-In is scheduled for
May 10-11, 2016. While the FAST provides a steady source of funding
over the next five years for the highway and transit programs, the
legislation did not solve the long term Highway Trust Fund revenue
problem. At the expiration of the FAST Act significant new revenue will
be needed just to maintain the funding levels beyond FY 2020. Your
Senators and Representatives need to understand that the industry
appreciates what was accomplished in the FAST Act, but now is the time
to get started on fixing the transportation infrastructure investment
shortfall we are facing now and into the future. Click here to read more.
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